adverb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
immediately apparent
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The difference in quality was immediately apparent .
immediately obvious
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The cause of the pain was not immediately obvious.
instantly/immediately
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‘No,’ she blurted out, instantly regretting her response.
obey instantly/immediately
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He expected his orders to be obeyed instantly.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
apparent
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This is a transactional exemption and its scope is not immediately apparent .
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To me it was immediately apparent , a tautology, a verbal redundancy.
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The reason for this difficulty is immediately apparent .
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On the other hand, no new direction was immediately apparent .
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Consult the 1:25000 O.S. map of the area and the reason is immediately apparent .
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As soon as he entered the hall, it was immediately apparent that there was a change.
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The parallels with painting are immediately apparent .
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Suggested steps in the planning are as follows, and it will be immediately apparent that they take time: 1.
available
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Because of their workload, they may not be immediately available but they all have telephone answering machines and will return all calls.
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Revisions to economic growth statistics for prior periods were not immediately available .
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His successor was Suetonius Paullinus, the best general immediately available .
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Big East officials were not immediately available to comment....
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Amnesty International was not immediately available for comment.
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Neither Loral nor Lockheed Martin officials were immediately available for comment.
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Details of the agreement were not immediately available .
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Totals were not immediately available on the number of students who pass through the program.
obvious
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The implications of this remark were not immediately obvious .
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Once a site is put back into production, it may not be immediately obvious that the archaeological sites have been destroyed.
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This detail would have been immediately obvious had the slipper been made of glass.
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Over half a million people have watched the first two Tests and two things are immediately obvious .
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As is immediately obvious , a psychotherapy based on this approach is quite different from one based on the older questions.
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Why is not immediately obvious but sufficiently worrying to put a black mark against the program.
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Any difference in taste is immediately obvious .
■ VERB
become
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The reasoning behind the unpopular and disastrous resignation immediately became the subject of intense speculation.
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The two of them immediately became fast friends.
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If a newspaper commissioned a political poll based on the opinion of a single person it would immediately become a laughing-stock.
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Who immediately became so righteously pissed that one of them quit and the other demanded a raise.
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Hailed as a great technological invention it immediately became the subject of debates concerning its aesthetic status and social uses.
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If you decide to balance the budget, the question immediately becomes , at whose expense?
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C.T. had no part in these negotiations and did not immediately become aware of their outcome.
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A professor of philosophy immediately became my intellectual father.
begin
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The Tans immediately began to prance around him, laughing and howling.
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But Adams remains adamant, saying all-party talks should begin immediately .
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Porting begins immediately for the Solaris 2.0 environment.
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It was such an important breakthrough, however, that other states immediately began to look into it.
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Rationing of these shipments and others around the country began immediately .
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A Troll stepped unwittingly into a steaming puddle and immediately began to dissolve.
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They said babies at risk should be tested as early as possible so that treatment can begin immediately .
follow
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The gala opening by Brian Blessed in 1999 was followed immediately by the start of work on a new student refectory.
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This was immediately followed by similar declarations or silent acquiescence by other nations.
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They were immediately followed by a stunned silence.
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Science follows immediately , and the students quickly gather in groups to work on their exhibition in this area.
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This praise may be immediately followed by the giving of some other reward from the menu.
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Riker and Gotler immediately followed them down to the road and picked them up.
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But rhetorical questions can be over-used, especially where answers to the questions do not follow immediately .
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As a result, they are likely to experience intense loneliness during the period immediately following the birth.
leave
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Hundreds of people left immediately , especially from the combined group's senior ranks.
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I had to fight the logical reaction to leave immediately .
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I could still catch the early train if I left immediately .
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After three hours of drinking and lounging, highlighted by a few minutes of debate, we decide unanimously to leave immediately .
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He had no intention of leaving immediately .
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At one point they arrested 240 protesters for sitting in a city square then immediately left .
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He left immediately for the airport, and chartered a jet.
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You must leave immediately , or I shall write to Madame Cannabich.
precede
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The events that immediately precede a strike are more accurately defined as the factors which serve to precipitate the ensuing conflict.
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Adjustments are considered in the light of experience of the immediately preceding cycle.
return
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She returns immediately and drops in a replacement of her own.
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Score sheets must be returned immediately after game.
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Calls to the teacher's home were not immediately returned on Wednesday.
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The Marian Watson will return immediately .
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He could go ashore to go to the lavatory, but had to return immediately to the raft.
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He decided to return immediately to London and to visit his doctor.
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All items of equipment remain the property of the Company and must be returned immediately on request.
serve
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Scatter the rest of the Parmesan all over and serve immediately .
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Drizzle reduced pan juices over and serve immediately .
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Pour the Quorn mixture over the cooked rice and serve immediately .
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Pour sauce over and serve immediately .
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Sprinkle with pine kernels and serve immediately .
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Serve immediately , spooning sauce over scaloppine.
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Serve immediately straight from the soufflé dish.
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Reheat, pour over duck legs, and serve immediately .
set
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A study by military experts was immediately set in motion.
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As evidence of good faith, the machinery of evacuation was immediately set in motion.
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Two anglers from London arrived at the draw but immediately set off for home again fearful of travelling conditions.
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Joe immediately set about cultivating contacts in Chongqing.
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It's all over for another year except that Keith Ward and I must immediately set about seeking next year's sponsor.
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He set immediately to work cutting and eating the chop, drawing the blood away from his brain.
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Our hosts promised we would be given an early final decision, so we immediately set about pre-planning a programme.
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He immediately set out to make Clear Vue a national brand.
start
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A ubiquitous process that starts immediately after death is of course decay, which in small mammals progresses very quickly.
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Computer manufacturers immediately started offering slick, new machines built around them.
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I immediately started giving him mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and heart massage.
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Robbie was fascinated with the card, grabbed it, and immediately started studying it.
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It may well take at least the lifetime of a Parliament to put things right, but Labour will start immediately .
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Construction is to start immediately and is scheduled for completion in October 1998.
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Most of the train's passengers, including Filmer and Daffodil, immediately started across the tracks to reboard.
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Whenever the global economy is doing well, car makers immediately start work on a range of cars for the plutocrats.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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I went home immediately after I heard the news.
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If your baby has a fever you should call the doctor immediately .
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Knowing the case was urgent, I replied to her lawyer's email immediately .
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Our house is immediately across from the post office.
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The Steelers will immediately begin the search for a new head coach.
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When mother saw my face, she knew immediately that something was wrong.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A rare albino alligator arrived at the Wild Animal Park yesterday and immediately went into hiding.
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After his lunchtime lecture from a furious Mr Major, he agreed a joint statement calling for talks to re-start immediately .
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He said he has also been unable to locate Seber since he talked to him immediately after the fire.
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Hundreds of people left immediately , especially from the combined group's senior ranks.
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If the letting agent is not managing the flat, the tenant's deposit should be given to the owner immediately .
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In terms of programming, sports immediately comes to mind.
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It was not immediately determined if the two victims were related.
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Over half a million people have watched the first two Tests and two things are immediately obvious.